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Yips

name, noun, verb, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Yip form-of, plural
Noun
  1. 1
    A nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properly; especially a condition which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, or a tennis player to serve a double fault. informal, uncountable

    "His office is a baseball park and he is a pitcher for the N.Y. Mets—a job guaranteed to give anyone a good case of after-hours yips."

  2. 2
    plural of yip form-of, plural
  3. 3
    nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of yip form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

Etymology 1

Coined by Scottish-American professional golfer Tommy Armour in 1927.

Etymology 2

Coined by Scottish-American professional golfer Tommy Armour in 1927.

Etymology 3

Coined by Scottish-American professional golfer Tommy Armour in 1927.

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